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Qualifications & professional background

Experience supported
by continued learning.

Ann’s professional licence and practitioner credentials were awarded in the United States. The details below distinguish formal qualifications from specialist awards and continuing development.

Professional foundation

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Missouri, United States
First licensed in December 1992. The Missouri licence renewal is valid through 30 September 2028.
Bachelor of Arts Drury College · 1982
BA with majors in Psychology and Theatre, awarded 9 May 1982.
Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist National Association of Forensic Counselors · US
The certificate is valid through 30 September 2027.
Cognitive Processing Therapy Provider CPT Implementation / FLARES programme · 2016
Provider qualification awarded on 28 October 2016, following a workshop, six months of consultation and two reviewed cases.

Specialist training

Animal-assisted
& equine practice.

Ann’s specialist awards include Certified Professional Practitioner of Animal Assisted Play Therapy (CPP-AAPT), awarded in 2023, and Certified Animal Ethology and Behavior Specialist, Animal Assisted Play Therapy (CAEBS-AAPT), awarded in 2024 with a horse-focused scope.

These are specialist professional awards. Please contact Ann for current specialist renewal details.

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Selected development

Learning throughout
a working life.

  • 2026 — Suicide Bereavement Support Group Facilitator Training; first-responder suicide-prevention learning; AAPT conference.
  • 2025 — Missouri Suicide Prevention Coalition Academy; Youth Mental Health First Aid course; firearm-suicide prevention learning cohort.
  • 2022 — Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), 15 hours.
  • 2020 — CALM Training for Instructors and First Responder CALM instructor recognition.
  • 2018–2020 — Complex-trauma and trauma-informed supervision learning.
View the extensive training record

Opportunities in Scotland

Looking ahead to Scotland.

Ann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri, USA, and is exploring employment opportunities in Scotland.

Her licence applies to her US practice. She would be happy to discuss her experience, qualifications and any UK registration needed for a particular role, and to share supporting records.

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A conversation about what comes next.

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